Underpolice
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Underpolice is a verb meaning (transitive) To police too little.
Meaning
(transitive) To police too little.
Example Sentences
They don’t differ in terms of arrests for violent crime and property crime. However, we find that Black officers make less arrests related to drug offenses. There is this underpolicing argument that you’re making for drug offenses.
Word Forms
- underpolices
- underpolicing
- underpoliced
Antonyms for underpolice
Common opposites include overpolice.
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